L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
by Emma Gray



Xerxes, the King of Persia, was so besotted with a Plane tree that he dressed it up in fancy jewels. Here in Los Angeles, we know how he feels. Swamped with automobiles, surrounded by dying palms (the city now plants hardier sycamores), Angelenos have gone green in a big way. They make art about trees.

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